Ex Parte Shepard et al - Page 7



                Appeal 2007-0254                                                                              
                Application 10/732,614                                                                        

                balance, establishes an unpersuasively-rebutted prima facie case of                           
                obviousness with respect to each of the Examiner’s rejections.                                
                                             Conclusion of Law                                                
                      Based on the record of this appeal, one with ordinary skill in this art                 
                would have had a reasonable expectation that the nonwoven fabrics of                          
                Lawless would be successfully laminated to molded hooks using the process                     
                taught by Kennedy in the manner proposed by the Examiner.                                     
                                                    Order                                                     
                      The decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 1-6, 8-10, and 12-19 is                   
                affirmed.                                                                                     
                      No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with                      
                this appeal may be extended under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a)(1)(iv).                                
                                                AFFIRMED                                                      








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